Fill correct word in blank: 5 MCQs, attempt any 4 (1 mark each) MCQs Quiz | Class 9
This quiz is designed for **Class: IX-X**, focusing on **Subject: Textbook (Poetry)**. The **Unit: Poetry – Fill in the Blanks (Rikamyā Jāgi Yogya Shabd) – MCQ (5 asked; attempt 4)** challenges your understanding of poetic context and vocabulary. There are 10 multiple-choice questions, each with 4 options, designed to help you practice filling in the blanks within poetic lines. You can attempt any 4 of the 5 asked in the actual exam, with each correct answer fetching 1 mark. Complete the quiz, submit your answers, and then download a detailed PDF of your answers for review.
Understanding Poetry: Fill in the Blanks
This section aims to deepen your understanding of poetry, particularly how context and vocabulary play a crucial role in completing poetic lines. Fill-in-the-blanks questions in poetry test your ability to comprehend the theme, rhythm, and word choice of a given poem or stanza.
Key Concepts in Poetry for Fill-in-the-Blanks:
- Contextual Understanding: Poems are rich in meaning. To correctly fill a blank, you must grasp the overall message, mood, and imagery of the surrounding lines. What is the poet trying to convey?
- Vocabulary and Diction: Poets carefully select words. The correct word often fits not just semantically but also stylistically. Consider synonyms and their nuances.
- Rhythm and Meter: While not always obvious in a single line, understanding basic poetic rhythms can sometimes guide you. A missing word might need to fit a certain number of syllables or a specific stress pattern.
- Rhyme Scheme: Many poems, especially classic ones, follow a rhyme scheme (e.g., AABB, ABAB). The missing word might be the rhyming counterpart to a word in another line.
- Poetic Devices: Poets use metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, assonance, and other devices. Recognizing these can help predict the type of word that would fit. For example, if a line uses alliteration, the blank might require a word starting with the same sound.
Common Types of Blanks:
| Type of Blank | Description | Example (from quiz) |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | Requires an action word that completes the sentence’s meaning. | “But I have promises to ______.” (keep) |
| Noun | Needs a person, place, thing, or idea that fits the imagery or subject. | “I wandered lonely as a ______.” (cloud) |
| Adjective/Adverb | Describes a noun or verb, fitting the poem’s descriptive quality. | (Less common as single blanks, usually part of a phrase) |
| Connecting Word | Prepositions, conjunctions that link ideas or maintain flow. | “In the forests of the ______.” (night – acts as part of a phrase) |
Quick Revision Tips:
- Read the entire stanza: Never try to fill a blank in isolation.
- Identify the theme: What is the poem’s central idea or emotion?
- Look for rhymes and rhythm: Do any surrounding words suggest a rhyming pattern or a specific syllable count?
- Consider word choice: Which option sounds most poetic and fits the context?
- Eliminate obviously wrong answers: Rule out options that make no sense or disrupt the poem’s flow.
Practice Questions:
- The darkest night will end, and the sun will ______.
A) rise B) sleep C) fall D) hide - Life is but a walking ______, a poor player.
A) shadow B) dream C) road D) game - Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty ______!
A) dream B) scheme C) gleam D) stream - A thing of beauty is a joy ______.
A) forever B) never C) clever D) sever - Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in ______.
A) tranquility B) chaos C) anger D) joy
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